This article is targeted towards women who have given themselves to their partners, families, careers, but have left the most important person out of your giving; YOU! So, you really want to get back into exercise or to start exercising for the first time and you are scared about what might happen when you start. […]

Are ACL Injuries Preventable?  The knee is one of the most complex joints that we possess.  It is designed to flex and extend and is really important in almost all tasks of daily living and any physical activity or sport. Just think how hard it would be to kneel down if your knee would not

Congratulations if you have made the decision to go into your first Powerlifting Competition!  IF you have just starting to lift, and you want to know how long you should wait before competing, then hopefully this article helps you set a plan! I am going to go through a few major factors in my decision

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Hi everyone, I hope that you are having a great start to 2016.  I have decided to write this article as I am really passionate about making a fitter, healthier and stronger Australian population, no matter who you are. Here are some hard facts: 1. 2 in 3 Australian adults are overweight or obese based

Vector Health last year had Molly McNamara, now an accredited Exercise Physiologist come and do her practicum work experience at Vector Health as part of her Clinical Exercise Physiology degree.  At the time she ran an Osteoporosis class that was very popular and so now that Molly has now started working at Vector Health, we

Mitch Guthrie, our most newly qualified Exercise Physiologist has a real passion for helping people with cardiac disease, or especially people who are risk of Cardiac Disease. Cardiac disease kills more people in Australia between the ages of 50-59 than any other illness or injury, so fair to say that from the age of 30

So, our article on interval training has raised some questions, so I thought I would suggest some ideas for people wanting to give it a go. Say you are at the gym, and you want to change it up from simply walking, jogging or running on a treadmill for 20mins, or the old favourite, doing

How many times have I heard this phrase, “I will start again in the New Year.” Exercise is looked at as a chore by many people.  So, how do we change this?  If we could solve this, then our health system would be a lot richer! So, this year, if you start in the New

Powerlifting is the ultimate test of strength.  On a platform is a weight, that hopefully you have never lifted before in your life.  It is your last lift of the day, and you have to make this dead lift to achieve a life-time personal best. The feelings you are experiencing range between fear and excitement,

So, have you tried many sorts of training, gym, boot camp, cross-fit, tried the more is better syndrome where you just train 5 or more times a week and then wonder why the hell do you still have fat on your body? Interesting, because I think that this is probably the main cause of quitting

In 2016, I am committed to sharing the sport of Powerlifting with more girls, and women. Why? The answer is simple.  Powerlifting is hands down, the best way for girls and women to be truly intrinsically rewarded in a gym environment.  It is an awesome sport.  The great thing about powerlifting is that it really

I have been coaching for more than 15 years now, and I get asked the question on a regular basis about why should we do resistance training for children. So, I have recently been re-reading a few articles and position statements on resistance training for children and I have decided to summarise a few key